Data Clerks – 3 Positions
Employer: Joint Clinical Research Centre
Project: Local Partner Health Services – North and Southwest
Position: Data Clerk
Number of vacancies: Three (3)
Duty station: Health facilities in the Lango Sub-region, Uganda
Employment type: Full-time
Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Medical Records, Computer Science or a related field
Experience: At least two years handling medical records
Salary: Not disclosed
Deadline: Wednesday, 2 September 2026 at 5:00 PM EAT
Jobspace Uganda vacancy summary
The Joint Clinical Research Centre is recruiting three Data Clerks to support health facilities in Uganda’s Lango Sub-region. The successful candidates will help facilities maintain complete, accurate and secure health records while ensuring that programme information is entered into electronic systems and submitted to the Ministry of Health on time.
This opportunity is suitable for data and medical-records professionals who understand routine health-information systems and can work with clinical teams to improve data quality. Candidates should be comfortable using electronic medical-record platforms, analysing health indicators, preparing reports and supporting data-driven quality-improvement activities.
About the activity
Local Partner Health Services – North and Southwest is implemented by JCRC with funding from the United States Department of State. The activity supports lifesaving HIV and tuberculosis services, malaria prevention and treatment, maternal and child health and global health security interventions across Lango, Acholi, Kigezi and Ankole.
Who should apply?
This opportunity may suit candidates who:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Medical Records, Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Have at least two years of experience handling medical records.
- Can enter information accurately and at an acceptable speed.
- Have practical experience with routine health-information systems.
- Understand data cleaning, verification, reporting and confidentiality.
- Can work independently with limited supervision.
- Are willing to work at an assigned health facility in the Lango Sub-region.
Purpose of the role
Working under the leadership of the health-facility in-charge, the Data Clerk will strengthen data-quality systems and help ensure that accurate, complete, reliable and valid health information is generated at every service-delivery point.
Key responsibilities
- Work with service-delivery units to ensure patient files, registers and electronic records are complete.
- Confirm that information entered into e-registers and eAFYA is accurate and current.
- Verify facility data before it is submitted to the Ministry of Health.
- Compile monthly statistics and reports for key programme indicators.
- Analyse performance data to support quality-improvement interventions.
- Maintain electronic systems including EMR, TB-INFO, DHIS2 and the Prevention Tracker.
- Conduct regular data cleaning in accordance with approved data-quality procedures.
- Support weekly surveillance, stock-management and other programme reporting requirements.
- Participate in facility performance-review and data-use meetings.
- Prepare run charts and other visual summaries of facility performance.
- Update facility quality-improvement journals and relevant clinical audit tools.
- Provide first-line support for electronic systems and escalate unresolved technical problems.
- Assist healthcare workers in implementing data-quality assurance procedures.
- Securely maintain and regularly back up hardcopy and electronic patient-level information.
- Perform other data-related duties assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Medical Records, Computer Science or a related field.
- At least two years of experience handling medical records.
- Computer literacy and an acceptable data-entry speed.
- Practical experience using routine health-information systems.
- Experience working with international NGOs, the Ministry of Health or public health facilities is an advantage.
- Ability to work independently and maintain accuracy with limited supervision.
Added advantages
- Practical knowledge of Uganda Electronic Medical Records.
- Experience using the Prevention Tracker.
- Experience entering and analysing information in DHIS2.
- Knowledge of health-facility reporting and Ministry of Health data standards.
- Experience supporting data-quality assessments and improvement activities.
Documents required
JCRC requires strictly two documents:
- An application letter.
- A curriculum vitae not exceeding six pages.
Combine the two documents into one PDF file.
Application procedure
Address the application to:
The Head, Human Resource
Joint Clinical Research Centre
Plot 101, Lubowa Campus, off Entebbe Road
P.O. Box 10005
Kampala, Uganda
Email the single PDF application to:
Use Data Clerk as the email subject.
Deadline: Wednesday, 2 September 2026 at 5:00 PM EAT.
JCRC vacancies page: View JCRC job and vacancy announcements
Important application checks
- Submit only an application letter and CV.
- Keep the CV within the six-page limit.
- Combine both documents into one PDF attachment.
- Use the position title in the email subject line.
- Confirm that the PDF opens correctly before sending it.
- Submit before 5:00 PM EAT on 2 September 2026.
- Do not attempt to influence the recruitment process.
Date posted: 27 August 2026
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